Today, on my way back from lunch, one of my colleagues pointed to this colorful thing and said “Hey, the wall thingy is back!”.

I had no idea what the wall thingy was supposed to be but, sure enough, “Plaza of the Americas” was suddenly very colorful. In more than one way.
The wall actually made it possible for me to ignore the horribly over sized “Whispering Close” sculpture.
So, what is this wall, one might wonder. Well, apparently it is known as “The Writing on the Wall Project” (I know, very inspired name). It is intended to raise awareness of oppression and judgement.

Or, according the their Facebook page, IRHA’s Writing on the Wall Project :

WOTW helps to construct a 40 ft by 8 ft cinderblock wall in the Plaza of the Americas during People Awareness Week. In the last week of January, you will have a week to paint bricks with words or phrases that have hurt, offended, or marginalized you. After the wall stands for a week, the community will come together to pull down this wall, symbolically tearing down the barriers between us.

Of course I didn’t have my camera with me, so I decided to put my iPhone to some good use. I took a few shots and stitched then back together later, when I got home.
You can see two versions below.

I actually like this “wall thingy” a lot. I even think it serves it’s intended purpose. So, Kudos! to whomever came up with this idea.

Post Processing: Lightroom, Photoshop, Picassa